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TopicChief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Topic: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

LDF’s push for continuity to NDA playing the long game, the strategies at play for Kerala polls

The Left hit the ground running with early candidate announcement, with UDF having to play catch-up. From BJP’s perspective, this election is a quarter-final or semi-final.

A communist state’s capitalist expedition. How Kerala CM Pinarayi came to embrace private enterprise

Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.

Kerala heads to crucial assembly polls with Pinarayi’s LDF chasing history & rivals sensing opportunity

With polling on April 9, Kerala’s election battle centres on whether ruling LDF can secure an unprecedented 3rd consecutive mandate as UDF hopes for a comeback & NDA looks to widen its limited base.

After actor Mammootty’s township visit sparks CPI(M) criticism, Kerala CM issues public apology

Accounts linked to CPI(M) allegedly criticised Mammootty after he was seen asking a party functionary not to follow too closely during a visit to the Wayanad Model Township

Lights, camera, election: Actor Mohanlal interviews Pinarayi, soft-focus trailer shows CM’s human face

With Assembly elections nearing in Kerala, Vijayan’s relaxed conversation with Mohanlal echoes high-profile campaign-season interviews like PM Narendra Modi’s 2019 sit-down with actor Akshay Kumar.

The Kerala Story 2 faces ‘no beef with anyone’ jibe. State chooses irony over outrage

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Thursday issued a strongly worded statement, condemning the movie—slated to hit the theatres on 27 February—ahead of the state assembly elections.

Does The Kerala Story 2 show God’s Own Country as centre of terrorism? Pinarayi Vijayan says so

Directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, 'The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' shows 3 women being lured by Muslim men to marry and then forced to convert.

‘Rajivian, not Rahulian’: What’s behind Mani Shankar Aiyar’s latest salvo at Congress

With the Kerala assembly elections round the corner, Aiyar lit the spark Sunday by heaping praise on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Left Front.

Eye on polls, Vijayan rolls out Rs 800-crore infra projects, says his govt’s vision is for ‘Nava Kerala’

The Chief Minister said his government will increase living standards in Kerala to match that of developed nations. "It's not impossible."

K-Rail stalled, Pinarayi govt’s nod to RRTS ahead of polls sets stage for Centre-Kerala flashpoint

Leaving K-Rail behind, the Kerala Cabinet Wednesday gave its in-principle approval for the new 583-km RRTS project.

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The Delimitation Dilemma—What Southern politicians should be bargaining for

Instead of fighting the inevitable population shift, southern leaders should seek to integrate migrants and preserve their local influence.

Indian LNG importers accelerate spot market purchases as prices dip

The purchases mark a turnaround after Indian buyers had earlier limited spot buying and canceled tenders because offers were too expensive.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.